Proverbs 13 (New American Standard)

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

1 A ¹wise son accepts his father's discipline, But a ²scoffer does not listen to rebuke. 2 From the fruit of a man's mouth he ^a3enjoys good, But the ^bdesire of the treacherous is ⁴violence. 3 The one who ⁵guards his mouth preserves his life ; The one who ⁶opens wide his lips ^ccomes to ruin. 4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat. 5 A righteous man ⁷hates falsehood, But a wicked man ^d8acts disgustingly and shamefully. 6 Righteousness ⁹guards the ^eone whose way is blameless, But wickedness subverts the ^fsinner. 7 There is one who ¹⁰pretends to be rich, but has nothing ; Another ^gpretends to be ¹¹poor, but has great wealth. 8 The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke. 9 The ¹²light of the righteous ^hrejoices, But the ¹³lamp of the wicked goes out. 10 Through insolence ⁱcomes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel. 11 Wealth obtained by ^jfraud dwindles, But the one who gathers ^kby labor increases it. 12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire ^lfulfilled is a tree of life. 13 The one who ¹⁴despises the word will be ^min debt to it, But the one who fears the commandment will be ¹⁵rewarded. 14 The ⁿteaching of the wise is a ¹⁶fountain of life, To turn aside from the ¹⁷snares of death. 15 ¹⁸Good understanding produces favor, But the way of the treacherous is hard. 16 Every ¹⁹prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool ^odisplays folly. 17 A wicked messenger falls into adversity, But ²⁰a faithful envoy brings healing. 18 Poverty and shame will come to him who ²¹neglects ^pdiscipline, But he who regards reproof will be honored. 19 Desire realized is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil. 20 ²²He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm. 21 ²³Adversity pursues sinners, But the ²⁴righteous will be rewarded with prosperity. 22 A good man ²⁵leaves an inheritance to his ^qchildren's children, And the ²⁶wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. 23 ²⁷Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, But ^rit is swept away by injustice . 24 He who ²⁸withholds his ^srod hates his son, But he who loves him ^t29disciplines him diligently. 25 The ³⁰righteous ^uhas enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of the ³¹wicked is in need.